ATP
is bounded by the railway corridor and Redfern Railway Station to the north, Henderson Road to
the South, Garden and Cornwallis Streets to the east, and Department of Housing
and RailCorp operational facilities to the west.
Existing
characteristics
ATP
has an area of approximately 13 hectares. It was previously owned by the State
Rail Authority and formed part of the Eveleigh Railway Workshops established in
the 1880’s for the assembly and maintenance of steam locomotives.
ATP
is focused on supporting the growth and commercialisation of Australian
technology businesses. Since its establishment in 1994 ATP has become the
premier scientific and technological research and development facility in NSW,
with more than 100 resident companies working in various fields of
technological innovation.
The
site accommodates a number of significant heritage buildings, most notably the
Locomotive Workshops, which have been re-adapted to house a community of researchers,
entrepreneurs, incubator businesses, start-up and mature technology companies
and educational organisations.
The
six storey Biomedical building is the main contemporary building located on the
site. The RWA will commence construction in early 2006 of a new six storey
research building on Garden Street.
Open
space and tennis courts are accommodated within the site. The remainder of the
site is undeveloped and primarily utilised for temporary car parking.
Development
of ATP has been guided by the ATP Eveleigh Master Plan, which was last
amended in June 2005. This plan sets out a clear vision and principles for
development of the site, including preferred uses, floor space ratio, public
open space, heritage, car parking, transport and access and public domain.
Existing
land use zone
ATP
is predominantly zoned ‘Residential–Business’ under Sydney Regional
Environmental Plan (SREP) No. 26. A small portion of the site is zoned
‘Public Recreation’ under SREP 26. SREP 26 requires the adoption of a Master Plan
for the site. The ATP Eveleigh Master Plan supplements SREP 26 with
detailed objectives and provisions for the development of the site.
While
residential development is permissible within the Residential–Business Zone,
the Master Plan requires ATP be developed principally for employment purposes.
Temporary residential accommodation for staff and visitors in the form of
serviced apartments is the only form of potential residential development
envisaged for the site.
Proposed
land use concept
Promote
a range of technology enterprises involved in research, development, innovation
and commercialisation, as well as, supporting uses to reinforce ATP as a world
class technology and business centre. Restrict residential uses. Permit
serviced apartments, hotel accommodation, hostel, motel and other accommodation
related or ancillary to business or educational purposes.
Diagram
4.1 [610KB] illustrates
the proposed land use concept for the site.
Proposed
design concept
The
draft Plan reinforces the vision and objectives of the adopted Master Plan for
the continuing establishment of research and development activities at ATP,
while recognising the value and relationship of the site to the local
community.
The
current Master Plan allows for development of 166,650 square metres of floor
space (gross floor area) at ATP, of which some 52,000 square metres has been
developed. In response to growth in the technology and innovation sectors and
to ensure the role of ATP as a world class centre for scientific and
technological research and development is fully realised, this draft Plan
increases the total floor space to around 200,000 square metres and potential
employment to around 5,000 – 8,000 jobs.
Increasing
the employment capacity of the site also capitalises on its location adjacent
to a major railway node which is proposed to be upgraded.
A
Development Control Plan will be prepared to replace the current Master Plan.
The
proposed heights and floor space ratio for the site are illustrated on Diagram
4.2 [621KB].
Proposed
land use zoning
Business
Zone – Business Park
Recreation
Zone – Public Recreation